Vivian Wei Huang

I am an Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer in environmental economics, with a research focus on agri-environmental sustainability and the efficient use of natural resources in agricultural production.

Specifically, my research includes (1) productivity and ecological efficiency analysis with an emphasis on sustainable resource use; (2) consumer demand system analysis focusing on the transition to sustainable consumption in Sweden; (3) cost-benefit analysis at the farm level; and (4) analysis of farmers' attitudes and perceptions toward adopting eco-friendly production methods.

Ongoing externally funded projects:

I am the main applicant (PI) for Formas funded project (2023-2030)"Understanding and Protecting Swedish Farmers’ Health Under Climate Change: Risks, Mechanisms, Adaptation, and Policy". NY!

I am the main applicant (PI) for Formas funded project (2023-2026)"Towards fossil-independent dairy farming in Sweden: Technical strategy, climate and economic effects, drivers and barriers".

I'm a co-applicant and consortium member of Horizon Europe (HORIZON) project "Analysing of fossil-energy dependence in agriculture to increase resilience against input price fluctuations (AgEnRes) (2024-2027)". 

I'm work package leader for Mistra Food Future (2021-2029) Phase II on "Food supply chain organization structure for sustainability and resilience".

I'm co-applicant for Formas funded projects "Plant Protein Nanofibrils: The Eco-Friendly Food Stabilizer of the Future (2024-2027)" (led by Dr. Jing Lu), "Economic policy instruments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the Swedish food sector (EPIC) (2021-2024)" (led by Dr. Sarah Säll), "How do we achieve fossil-free agriculture in Sweden (2022-2025)" (led by Prof. Dr. Per-Anders Hansson), "Stop the spread of Mycoplasma bovis and protect free herds (2021-2024)" (led by Dr. Stefan Widgren), and "A strong pulse - resilient Swedish grain legume supply from field and factory to fork (2023-2025)" (led by Prof. Dr. Maud Langton). 

I am the course leader for "Analysis of productivity and efficiency of food system firms" (NA0198) and thesis courses in Economics for B.Sc. and M.Sc. (EX0903, EX0905, EX0907). I am teaching parts of "Production Economics" (FÖ0476). I was course leader for "Microeconomics and its applications in agricultural and environmental economicsand" (NA0183) in VT2020.

Series 1: Farmers' willingness to adopt eco-friendly production methods/ Consumers' willingness to pay

• Vivian Wei Huang, A. K.Edenbrandt, and E.Röös. 2026. “Ban Glyphosate—Does It Affect the Swedish Farmers' Willingness to Grow Cover Crops?.” Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1002/aepp.70073
• Slijper, T., J. Höhler, T. Šumrada, J. Rommel, Ž. Alif, J. Barreiro-Hurle, A. S. Dietrich, U. Gottlieb, T.M. Ha, K. Hakelius, H. Hansson, V. W. Huang, K. Knez, G. Leduc, N. Lind, Y. de Mey, A. Novak, H. Opdenbosch, E. Owusu-Sekyere, O. Oyinbo, A. Perpar, J. Sok, L. Vissers, S. Wang, L. Yanore (2026). Surveying the Farmer Survey: A Synthesis of Research Practices in the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Sweden. Journal of Agricultural Economics. https://doi.org/10.1111/1477-9552.70024
• Fernandez, Laura Alejandra, Pernilla Sandvik, Vivian Wei Huang, Maud Langton, and Jing Lu. From imported soy to local pulses: Consumer acceptance and willingness to pay for tofu-like products in Sweden. Food Quality and Preference (2026): 105966. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2026.105966
• Tao, H., Ewerlöf, I.R., Stengärde, L., Tråvén, M., Hurri, E., Widgren, S., Gunnarsson, S., Frössling, J. and Huang, W., 2026. Swedish cattle farmers’ preferences for control measures against Mycoplasma bovis: A discrete choice experiment. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, p.106912. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2026.106912
• Xin Wang, Yanping Song, Wei Huang, 2024. The effects of agricultural machinery services and land fragmentation on farmers' straw returning behavior. Agribusiness, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1002/agr.21934

Series 2: Production performance measurement - Efficiency and productivity analysis

• Wei Huang, Gordana Manevska-Tasevska, Helena Hansson, 2024. Does ecologization matter for technical efficiency in crop production? A case of Swedish agriculture. Land Use Policy, 138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2024.107068
• Subrata Koiry, Wei Huang, 2023. Do ecological protection approaches affect total factor productivity change of cropland production in Sweden? Ecological Economics, 209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2023.107829
• Wei Huang, Qian Liu, Assem Abu Hatab, 2022. Is the technical efficiency green? The environmental efficiency of agricultural production in the MENA region. Journal of Environmental Management, 327. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116820
• Qian Liu, Yongmu Jiang, Carl-Johan Lagerkvist, Wei Huang, 2021. Extension services and the technical efficiency of crop-specific farms in China. Applied Economic Perspectives & Policy, 1-24 https://doi.org/10.1002/aepp.13209.
• Liyan Yu, Wei Huang, 2020. Non-economic societal impact or economic revenue? A performance and efficiency analysis of farmer cooperatives in China. Journal of Rural Studies, 80, 123-134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2020.08.010.
• Wei Huang, Li Jiang, 2019. Efficiency performance of fertilizer use in arable agricultural production in China, China Agricultural Economic Review, 11(1),52-69, https://doi.org/10.1108/CAER-12-2017-0238
• Qian Zhang, Zhongxiao Sun, Wei Huang, 2018. Does land perform well fo r corn planting? An empirical study on land use efficiency in China, Land Use Policy, 74, 273-280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.10.032
• Wei Huang, Bernhard Brümmer, 2017. Balancing economic revenue and grazing pressure of livestock grazing on the Qinghai–Tibetan–Plateau, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 61, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8489.12225
• Wei Huang, Bernhard Brümmer, Lynn Huntsinger, 2017. Technical efficiency and the impact of grassland use right leasing on livestock grazing on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, Land Use Policy, 64, 342-352. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.03.009
• Wei Huang, Bernhard Brümmer, Lynn Huntsinger, 2016. Incorporating Measures of Grassland Productivity into Efficiency Estimates for Livestock Grazing on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau in China, Ecological Economics, 122, 1-11. 

Series 3: Cost and benefit analysis 

• Nasir Adam, Ashkan Tayebi, Vivian Wei Huang, Gordana Manevska-Tasevska, Åke Nordberg, Per-Anders Hansson, and Helena Hansson. 2025. Economic and climate effects of farm-level biogas adoption: A stochastic partial budget analysis and life cycle assessment for Swedish dairy farming. Agricultural Systems 228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2025.104358
• Gordana Manevska-Tasevska, Vivian Wei Huang, Zhen Chen, Ortrud Jäck, Nasir Adam, Thanh Mai Ha, Martin Weih, Helena Hansson, 2024. Economic outcomes from adopting cereal-legume intercropping practices in Sweden,
  Agricultural Systems, 220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2024.104064

Series 4: Consumption and demand system analysis

• Ibnu Nur Hamzah, Wei Huang, 2023. The dynamics of strategically important food preference in Indonesia: An empirical evaluation of consumption pattern and welfare loss, Economic Analysis and Policy 79, 435-449. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eap.2023.06.024
• Wei Huang, 2022. Demand for Plant-based Milk and Effects of a Carbon Tax on Fresh Milk Consumption in Sweden. Economic Analysis and Policy, 75, 518-529. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eap.2022.06.011

Series 5: Spatial econometric analysis in agricultural and environmental economics, and others

• Zhang, Wenhui, Xinli Ke, Chengchao Zuo, Lijie He, and Vivian Wei Huang. Does rural out-migration contribute to cropland-use intensification transition? Evidence from cropping farms in China. Journal of Rural Studies 123 (2026): 104005. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2026.104005
• Wei Huang, 2019. Forest property right change and a spatial econometric analysis of the forestry land change in Northeast China. Forest Policy and Economics, 98, 62-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2018.09.003